Hat making machine



4 Sheets-Sheet l Oct. 18, 1932. l. A. EICHENBAUM HAT MAKING MACHINEFiled Aug. ll. 1930 lll! d Oct. 18, 1-932. l. A. EICHENBAUM HAT MAKINGMACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 1l. 1950 ATTORNEY Oct. 18, 1932.

1. A. EICHENBAUM 1,883,639

HAT MAKING MACHINE Filed Aug. l1, 1950 ....HHHHUW' NIMH ....,HIIIHHHIImag/ falle/Maan' ATTORNEY l Oct. 18; 1 932. l. A. ElcHl-:NBAUM HATMAKING MACHINE Filed Aug. 11, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 fllig ElchefzaamATTO R NEY Patented 9ct. 18, 1932 l Vsirens"iA'i"1fii-s Paritair reineravine a. nicHENBAUM, or NEW Yoeri, N. Y.

'HAT MAKING niacin-NE Appiicatioa inea Aug-usi i1, 1930. serial iro.474,435.

This invention relates to blocking and finlowing specification and fullyillustrated in ishing machines in general, and particularly l theaccompanying drawings, which latter to the lrind specially adapted forfinishing shovv embodiments of the invention as at and refinishing felthats. present preferred. 9 Une of the objects of this invention is to 1nsaid drawings: 55

provide a hat finishing machine by means Fig. 1 is an elevation of apreferred .form of which an already manufactured hat may of my devicepartially in cross-section. be cleaned, brushed, pressed steamed andFig. 2 is a top view thereof With some' of subjected to other cleaningand finishing the parts removed. l@ operations required for enhancingthe good Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the machine 50 appearance of 'ahat. Y showing the general arrangement and par- Another object of thisinvention is to proticularly the hat drying mechanism. vide a machineWhich will bloclr a hat, ro- F ig. 4 is a detail vievv of thereciprocating tate it in either clockwise or anti-clockwise mechanismfor the hat blocli support taken l5 directions, While at the same timereciprog on line 4-4 of Fig. 1. cating it, and which is provided vvith ainig. 5 illustrates a partial detail vieWof ishing tool and means forraising and loiverthe profile element or pattern employed in ing thelatter and guiding or maintaining it my device.

im in a predetermined relation to the hat during I Fig. 6 illustrates atop vievv of a steam conthe operation of finishing it. -trol valveassociated With my device. y 70 Another obj ect of this invention istopro- Fig. 7 is a side elevation thereof. Y vide in connection withthis machine an eX- Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail View of my changeableand adjustable profile element multiple finishing tool; and ma adaptedto cause the desired movement or Fig. 9 is a side elevation thereof.movements of the finishing tool relative to Referring to the drawings,illustratingv one 7 the hat. of the possible embodiments of my inventionAnother object of this invention is to proas at present preferred,-numeral' 10 denotes a vide a multiple finishing tool comprising a frameof Work-table 11 adapted toY support n plurality of individual tools forbrushing, the various parts of my mechanism, which "6 biiliing, ironingand lurng a hat. consistsof a motor 12, illustrated in Fig. 2, Si;

Another object of this invention is to prowhich transmits power by meansof gears 13 vide means for steaming the hat. to driving shaft 14, Whichis lodged in beariinother object of this invention is to proings l15 and16 in fra-me 10.

vide with the machine a device for heating Slidably keyedto the shaft 14Will be seen of or drying the hat during or after being subcouplings 17and 13, adapted to engage idling g5 jected to the pinishing operations.members 19 and 20 forming, portions of Still another object of thisinvention is to initer gears 21 and 22 respectively. Thesev providemeans Within the machine for aiitomiter gears engage a verticallyrotatable n iii'atically causing the operation of the varigear 23, whichis pinned to vertical shaft 24l ons devices, first in one and then inanother journaled in bearing 25. To the enlarged 9o direction, eachmeans having' provision for portion 26 of shaft 24 is attachedhorizontal manually controlling them. gear 27 and another horizontalgear $28. VGther objects and advantages of the in- Gear 28 engageshorizontal gear 29 keyed to. vention Will be hereinafter specificallypoint shaft 30 and ournaled in bearings 31 and'32. ed out, or willbecome apparent, 'as the speciy Disposed above bearing 32 there is keyeda5 iication proceeds. to shaft 30 a coupling member 33 adapted'to TWiththe above indicated objects inV view, be engaged by a loose clutchmember 34, con-v the invention resides in certain novei con-V trolled byhandle 35. Loose clutch member structions and combinations andyarrange-V 34 is hollovv and at its upper portion there is'v ments ofparts, clearly described in the folattached thereto an eccentric 36. .yi f 100 At the upper end of shaft there is provided a double universaljoint 37 capable olf a rotary and reciprocating motion. The upperportion 38 ot the joint is guided in a slot 39 and comprises a slide 40,guided in a frame 41.

Slot 39 is provided within the work-table and also accommodates besidethe joint end 38 an eccentric engaging member 42 depending downwardsfrom slide 40, and provided with a friction reducing arrangementindicated at 43 and comprising a roller vertically mounted with engagingmember 42. Through slot 39 also extends a bracket 44, the lower end ofwhich is engaged by a coil spring 45 attached at 46 to bearing support47.

Spring 45 is adapted to exert constantly a pull upon bracket 44, therebycausing slide 40 to bear in lett hand direction, as shown in Fig. 1.

Extending from guide 49 above joint end 38 there will be seen mounted avertical shaft 48, to which is keyed the hollow extension 49 of blocksupport 50, adapted to receive an exchangeable hat block 51. Hollowblock support extension 49 is preferably adjustable relative to shaft 48by means ot wing screws 52.

Attached to block support extension 49 there will be seen a tray 53adapted to extend beyond block support so as to prevent any refuse,dust, etc. from entering the mechanism operating the block support.

In the rear of the blocl support there will be seen a standard 54extending from worlrtable 11 upwards and forming a support for a hatdrying mechanism, which consists of a bracket 55 provided with a pivot56, at which is fulcrummed a lever 57 normally held in upward positionby means of a spring 58 engaging end 59 of lever 57 and attached at 60to table :trame 10.

Lever 57 is provided with a substantially f vertical hinge connection 61at which is attached hand lever 62, adapted to be pulled downwardsmanually by means of handle 63. At the first bend of leverextension 62there will beseen provided a hinge connection 64, from which depends asuspending arm 65, connectedk with a hat drying die 66. lhe latterconsists of a hollow body adapted to receive the hat mounted on block 51and is provided with handles 67 and a gas heater connection 68.

Upright shaft 48 of the hat block support is preferably hollow andextends into the hat block support portion 50, which is also pret'-erably hollow as is the hat bloc-lz itself. The latter, while not soshown, is preferably provided with a plurality of minute periorations soas to permit steam entering shaft 48 to penetrate through thepertorations into the hat material when so desired. The steamconnections are not shown. However, at the lett Leases@ side on thework-table, as seen in Fig. 1, there is illustrated a steam controlvalve 69, which is operated by means or" a valve handle 7 (l, shown inFigs. 6 and 7 in det-ail, by means of lever 71 forming part of thecontrol mechanism of my machine.

Referring to the right hand portion or Figs. 1 and 2, it will beobserved that horizontal gear 27 of the drive mechanism ot my deviceengages a similar horizontal gear 72, which is keyed to shaft 73journaled in vertical bearing 74. Shaft 73, extending upward at 75, isprovided with a long key 76, adapted to engage an outwardly threadedhollow spindle 77.

A portion et the work-table 11 is provided with an enlargement in theform of a casing 7 8, which is provided with an internally threadedaperture 79, adapted to be engaged by spindle 77. At both sides of thespindle engaging portion of casing 7 8 there will be seen vertical sideguides 80, in which slide guide bars 8l depending from tool supporttrame 82. The latter is provided with a central aperture 83, throughwhich passes the upper extension 84 of sleeve spindle 77. rlhisextension 84 is rotatably mounted in aperture 83 so as to permit a freemovement ot' spindle 77.

Right below the center portion of tool support 82 and attached tospindle extension 84, there will be seen a collar 85 permanently securedand provided with a pawl 86. A similar collar 87 will be seen attachedto spindle 77 and equipped with a similar pawl 88.

l-lingedly associated with tool support 82 at 89 there will be seen twoparallel bars 90 extending upwards and provided with hinge connections91 at their upper ends. With these connections there are associateddepending lugs 92 of tool rest 93.

As will be readily seen from Fig. 1, parallel bars being hinged at bothends, are capable of a. swinging motion, and in order to assure thesebars to assume normally a vertical position, as shown in Fig. 1, lcoilsprings 94 are provided at each hinge connection ot the bars.

At the right hand end of tool rest 93 there will be seen providedadjustably mounted extension 95 equipped with an anti-friction roller96, which latter is in engagement with a pattern 97, adjustably mountedin standard 98 extending from the right hand elge ot work-table 11.

attern 97 is exchangeable and is provided with a profile edge 99, whichis engaged by roller 96.

At the right hand end of tool rest 93 there will be seen a hingedbracket 100, to which is attached a multiple finishing tool 101'at 102,and which latter comprises a number of individual hat i'inishing tools,as will be explained presently. rlhe center portion of the to swing inleft hand directiomdue to the fact'that it is pushed yin, that'direction by extension 95engaging profile 99 ot' pattern 97.v AIn thatmanner. the individuali tool, adapted to engage the hat on block 51,moves thereagainst while the latter rotates. AThe upward lmovementcontinues until roller 96v reaches its uppermost position, shown inbroken lines in Fig. 1, and then spindle 77V is caused to revolve in theopposite direction, whereby the tool support 82is caused to descend andtool rest 93 swings back in right hand directio-n to its normal positionwhen it reaches its lowermost stand.

The upward and downward movement of spindle 77 is controlled bya leverarrangement best seen in Figs. 2 and 3. t the front edge olf table frame10 there will be seen a guide bracket 104, in which oscillates a lever105 provided witha handle 106. Lever 105 is pivoted at 107 andisprovided withl an eX- tension 108 terminating in a hinge connection109, in which is mounted a bracket L110 engaging an operating rod 111.

Operating rod 111 is shown in cross-section in Fig. 1 and is held inplace by means of set collars 112, attached to sliding rod 113, guided lat its ends as shown at 114. Rod' 113 is capable of reciprocation causedby lever 105.

Attached to rod 113 there will be seen bifurcated members 115 engagingloose coupling members 18, keyed to shaft 14.

At the upper end ot bar 105 there will be seen attached at 116connecting levers 117 and 118, clearly seen in Fig. 2. These leversengage at their free ends actuating levers 119 and 120 respectively,which are pivoted at 121 as clearly seen in Fig. 2. These actuatinglevers are adapted to be engaged by pawls 88 and 86, respectively, whilethreaded spindle 7 7 travels in downward or upward directions.

To start the machine handle 106 is swung to the right. By so doingactuating lever l120 is caused to swing'with its outer end in right handdirection and with its spindle pawl-engaging end in left hand direction.Lever 119 however is moved with its inner pawlengagin g end against thespindle.k

By loperating handle 106 in right hand direction the right hand yoke 115causes -coupling member 17 to engage coupling member 19, thereby causingthe operating mechanism of the spindle to revolve in anti-clockwisedirection. it the same time spindle 30, controlling the operation ofblock` support 50, is

alsov caused to rotate in anti-clockwise direcit pushes the Vlatter inleft hand direction' tion. When the spindle 77 reaches a point wherecollar ,87 arrives at the plane otlever 119, pawl 88 engages thatleverand causes o I the same to move in righthand'direction, therebyimparting a lefthand' movement to bar 105. This movement of the barcauses.'

the disenofa ement of cou lin member 117 from' coupling member 1,9 andthe-engagement of friction member 18 Vwith friction member 20. Thischange reverses the operation of spindle 77 andalso ot's'pindle 30`ofthe,

mechanism.

vThrough the movement of lever 1.05 Y

ating lever 120 is also caused toengage with its operatinoN end spindle77. Vhen' the reversal of movement of spindle 77 has taken place, 'thelatter descends untilc'ollar 85 with its pin or pawl 86 reaches theplaneyof lever The mom-ent pawl 86 engages lever 120 thereby causing bar105 to assume its normal central position shown in Fig. 2,which causesdisengagement, of clutch member 18 from clutch member20. At this momentall opera-r tions above the tablestop and in order to bring the machineinto operation again it is required that handle 106 is thrown in righthand direction. l

It will be observed that pin 88 is considerably ylonger than pin 86.Vrlhe difference in length othese pinscauses a difference in operation,thus pin 88being longer throws lever or bar 105 a 'ull strolre to itseXtreme left hand position, while the operation of pawlj86 causes bar105 to move only half Away into its normal middle position explainedabove.

Referring tooFig-s. 8 and 9, the construction.

of my multiple toolconsistsof a center arbor 122, controlled by `aclamping handle 123 by means ot which the position of the individualtools attached to vbody 124 of the multiple tool may be adjusted indesired relation to hat-block 51.

In each corner ot body 124 ltherewill Vbe seen individual tool rests125, 126,127 and 128.r Each one of these tool rests consists of a socket12,9, in which is lodged a spring 130 bearing against the end tace oftool pin 131, l

ly mounted bynieans ot screws 141 in tool y heads 137. v f V The letthand toolv shown in Figs. 8 and 9 comprises what is known as an',ironing tool,

whichr is electrically'h'eated and which is preferably equipped with ahandle bar-14.2. The

ironing tool consists of heated block 143, which is preferably heldunder tension by means of spring 144. The tool indica-ted at the upperend of Fig. 8 and extending from socketl27 is what is known as asand-bufling tool and consists of a sand paper block adapted to roughenthe surface of the hat. Y The right hand tool shown in Fig. 8 is what isknown as a hiring tool and consists of a soft felt' padprovided withpress cloths on top. A similar tool is shown on the lower end of Fig. 8extending from socket 125, which is similarly built as that shown on theright hand side, but may be provided with either l a rougher orsmoother` cloth surface than the formerly mentioned luring tool. YThehiring tools are vall heated.

Operation- The dierent movements of my machine having been explained inconnectio-nwith the description of the drawings,

the function of my device is as follows: A proper hat block 51 issecured to block support 50 and a hat is mounted on hat block 51. Apattern with a proper profile is attached'and adjusted in standard 98and the required individual tools are mounted in the multiple tool head101. It is usual that rst th-e buh'ing tool is employed in order toroughen up the surface of the felt of the hat form and the hat block isrotated first in one and then in the opposite direction while subj ectedto the buffing operation. Then the tool head is turned ninety degreesand either one of the hiring tools comes into action and the operationof the machine is repeated. The first hiring operation may be thenfollowed by another hiring operation, and after the hat form isconsidered to be otherwise finished the ironing tool is applied.

The various applications of the individual tools is more or less left tothe choice of the operator as it depends entirely upon the material ofthe hat form which one of the operations is to be employed first,repeated, or ventirely left out. V

In some cases the hat form has to be cleaned and may be subjected to awet cleaning process, which requires drying or partially drying of thehat form on theblock, in which case the application of drying mechanism66, shown in Figs. 1 and 3, is employed.

The reciprocating movement Vof block support 50, while rotating ineither clockwise or anti-clockwise directions, is accomplished by theco-operation of eccentric 36 with eccentric engagingmember 42 and spring45. The latter tends to pull :slide 40, in which is revolvingly lodgedshaft 48, in a left hand direction, while eccentric 36, when in theposition shown in Fig. 4, presses against member 42, thereby forcingslide 40 in a right hand direction.

This reciprocating movement of slide 42 mav be terminated byslidingclutch member 34 out ofxengagement with clutch member 33, through anupward pull of lever 35.

rlhe hereinbefore described construction admits of considerablemodification without departing' from the invention ;v therefore, it isthe wish not to be limited toV the precise arrangements shown anddescribed, which are as aforesaid, by way ofillustration merely. lnother words, th-e scope of protection contemplated is to be taken solelyfrom the appended claims, interpreted as broadly as is consistent withthe prior art.

vWhat is claimed is:

1. A hat blocking and finishing machine, comprising in combination aclockwise and anti-clockwise rotatable and reciprocating hat blocksupport, a hat block mounted thereon, a tool support raising andlowering mechanism, a reciprocatineiy mounted tool support carriedthereby, a rotatable turret adapted to receive a plurality of tools anddisposed in operative relation to said hat block, a profile followingmember extending from said support, an exchangeable profile element inengagement with said member, operating means for actuating said blocksupport and said tool mechanism, and means in operative relation withthe latter for controlling said operating means.

2. in a hat blocking and finishing machine, a work table, a hat blocksupport operatively mounted thereon and comprising a base resting uponsaid table, double universal connecting means depending from saidsupport, a vertically journaled operating spindle oined by saidconnecting means with said support, a clutch device associated with saidspindle and comprising two parts, one in permanent connection with thespindle, the other being hollow and slidable upon said spindle andadapted to engage said permanently connected part, when desired, aneccentric associated with hollow clutch part and adapted to rotate withthe spindle when the clutch parts are in operative engagement, aneccentric lengaging member extending from said block support throughsaid table, guide means provided for said member in said table, a springarrangement connected with said block support and adapted to pull thelatter in one direction, said eccentric and said engaging member adaptedto move said block Asupport in opposite direction while the latter isrotated by said spindle.

3. The combination with a hat blocking and finishing machine, of a hatblock support operating mechanism, comprising a vertical spindle, acoupling device associated therewith and composed of one member keyed tothe spindle and another, operative member in sliding engagement withsaid spindle and provided with actuating means for facilitatingengagement with or disengagement from said first mentioned couplingmember, a cam associated with said operative member, a univ ersalcoupling link extending from said spindle above said cam, a guided slideopera-` tively associated with the upper end of said link, a camengaging member depending from said slide adapted to transmit the motionof the cam to the latter, and thereby to the upper end of said link, aspring associated with said slide and adapted to exert a pull thereon ina direction opposite to that induced tothe slide by the operation ofsaid cam.

4;. A hat blocking and finishing machine, comprising in combination witha work table, an operatively mounted hat block support, an exchangeablehat block attached thereto adapted to receive a hat to be finished, arotary and reciprocating mechanism connected with said hat block supportand having means for imparting to the latter an either clockwise oranticlockwise rotation, while the support reciprocates, a tool supportoperating mechanism, in operative connection with said block supportmechanism, comprising raising and lowering means, a reciprocatinglymounted tool support associated with the latter and provided with afriction reducing contact member, an exchangeable, adjustably supportedprofile element in constant engagement with `said tool support adaptedto follow the contour oiE saidprofile element as it is being raised orlowered, a multiple tool carried by said; support and adapted to engagea hat mounted upon said' hat block while the latter rotates andreciprocates, a power transmitting vmechanism in engagement with saidblock support mechanism and said tool mechanism, machine operationcontrolling means interposed between and forming parts of said toolsupport mechanism and said power transmitting mechanism and having meansfor manually starting or stopping the operation of the machine, said hatblock support mechanism comprising a rotary spindle, a double universalconnection between the spindle and said block support, a clutch deviceassociated with the spindle, an eccentric connectedv with the idler andof said coupling device, an eccentric engaging member associated withsaid block support beyond said universal connection, guide meansprovided for said engaging member, means connected with said blocksupport for causing the operation of the lat'- ter in one directionwhile permitting its move-l ment in opposite direction when actuated bythe co-operation of the eccentricwith said engaging member, while ythecoupling device operatively connects the eccentric with said spindle.

In testimony whereof l hereby. affix my signature.

- IRVING A. EICHENBAUM.

